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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.262

Hearing the Summary Reveals the Scripture’s Meaning

“I have thus summarized these pastimes in the twenty-fifth chapter. Hearing this summary, one can understand the whole purport of this scripture.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.262, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author has summarized these pastimes in the twenty-fifth chapter.
  • He invites the reader to hear this summary.
  • By hearing it, one can understand the whole purport, or meaning, of the scripture.

Try this today

Read this batch of summaries aloud once, listening for the teachings that connect them.

Ask yourself

How might attentive hearing help you see the whole meaning rather than only separate events?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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